(1) Saptarshi Chowdhury 2421 - Koneru Humpy 2485
41st National A Chess Championship 2003 (9), 2003

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.a4 b6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.d5 e5 9.Qe2 Nd7 10.Bd3 Ne7 Ms. Humpy tries the Avant Garde again.

11.h4 h6 12.Nd2 0-0 13.h5 f5 14.f3 f4 15.Bf2 g5 16.Na2 a5 17.Bb5 Nf6 18.0-0-0 Nc8 19.Nf1 Na7 20.g4 fxg3 Black captures the pawn, perhaps hoping to activate the bad Bg7. However, the en passant capture permits white to make inroads on the kingside. Better, perhaps, to keep the kingside sealed and transfer forces to the other wing.

21.Nxg3 Nxb5 22.axb5 Bc8 23.Be3 Ne8 24.Nc3 Bf6 25.Rdg1 Ng7 26.Nd1 Be7 27.Nf2 Bd7 28.Ng4 Kh7 29.Kb1 Qc8 30.c4 Rf7 31.Nf1 Qf8 32.Nd2 Qd8 The attack will proceed at white's pace. The balck pieces can make no further progress.

33.Kc2 Rf8 34.Qg2 a4 35.Kb1 Be8 36.Rh3 Bf7 37.Rg3 Qd7 [ 37...Bxh5 38.Nxh6 Kxh6 39.Rxg5 Bxg5 40.Bxg5+ Kh7 41.Bxd8+- ]

38.Nxh6! Nxh5 39.Rxg5 Bxg5 40.Qxg5 Be8 41.Nf7 1-0